Giovannoni, Wild win 2026 Age Book of the Year Awards
Friday, 8 May 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The winners of the 2026 Age Book of the Year...
Transit Lounge acquires Myles’s “Hereafter”
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Sarah Myles’s third novel, Hereafter. Hereafter is “a remarkable novel that deftly explores themes of grief, trust, home and borders”, the publisher said....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Sales Nonfiction Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold Brazilian Portuguese rights to Saving Elli (Doug Gold) to Editora Singular; Japanese rights to The Music Advantage (Anita Collins) to Kinokunya; and...
Wilson tops bestsellers at Sorrento Writers Festival
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Sorrento Writers Festival has reported 23,000 tickets sold at the box office for its 2026 program, which hosted 230 authors and guests, and 175 events across 10 venues in the...
Wakefield acquires Lenoir-Jourdan’s “Saltblood”
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Wakefield Press has acquired ANZ rights to the debut YA novel Saltblood by Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, via Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Described by the publisher as “Puberty Blues meets Looking...
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Wednesday, 6 May 2026
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Good Intentions (Jessy Wu, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Personal and professional integrity face off in Jessy Wu’s highly engaging debut, Good Intentions – a fast-paced millennial romance set in the worlds of investigative journalism and futures trading. Nadia...
One Word (Melissa-Jane Fogarty, Lothian)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Melissa-Jane Fogarty’s One Word is a gentle yet powerful First Nations story about a young girl, Myra, who loves to stay with Pop. When she overhears him speaking to his...
Without a Trace (Susannah Glenn, Pantera)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Susannah Glenn’s second novel, Without a Trace, follows Charlotte Clarke, a once confident pilot and the daughter of a scenic flight company owner. While Charlotte is grieving the loss of...
Worlds Within a World (ed Casey Mulder, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In Worlds Within a World, Carol Foley, Deborah Green, Barb Hostalek, Lois May and Valerie Swift – 5 First Nations women – reflect on the experiences and relationships that have...
Worry Doll (Laura McPhee-Browne, Scribe)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Worry Doll is the immersive and introspective third novel by Laura McPhee-Browne (Cherry Beach, Little Plum). It follows two women: Heloise, a 36-year-old Melburnian living with her partner, a man,...
Goose on the Loose (Catherine Meatheringham, illus Annabelle Hale, Affirm Kids)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Goose on the Loose by Catherine Meatheringham, illustrated by Annabelle Hale, is a lively picture book that follows one determined goose as she races away from the farm, creating a...
Seen Again: Light on Matrescence (Benita Bensch, The Kind Press)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Following her 2019 infertility memoir, The Art of Trying, clarity coach Benita Bensch’s second book, Seen Again: Light on Matrescence, blends memoir and self-help to guide readers through the chaos...
The Nile adds international shipping; Better Reading launches app; Byron Writers Festival reveals initial line-up
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
The Nile has added international shipping; Better Reading will launch a new app, What Are You Reading?; the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21...
Thorpe-Bowker: “A well-written book is no longer sufficient on its own”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers...
Inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week to run in August
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura has announced the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21 August. “The goal is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books...
A&U acquires “Twelve Months to Financial Freedom”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Twelve Months to Financial Freedom: Take Control of Your Money One Month at a Time by Canna Campbell and Michael Thompson, via Catherine...
Pulitzer Prize 2026 winners announced
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the US, the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the Pulitzer Prize book categories are: Fiction Angel Down (Daniel Kraus, Titan) Nonfiction There...
A&U acquires Knox’s “The Second Child”
Monday, 4 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Malcolm Knox’s The Second Child, in a deal brokered by Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. Following on from Knox’s...
Varuna 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship recipients announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship. The fellowship recipients are: Dani Leever Hay Elliott-Ryan Mohammad Taha Robin M Eames...
Wakefield wins Edgar Award
Monday, 4 May 2026
Adelaide-based author Vikki Wakefield has won the award for Best Paperback Original at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for To the River (Text). Published in the US under the name...
Wheeler Centre 2026 Hot Desk Fellows announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
The Wheeler Centre has announced the 22 successful applicants for its 2026 Hot Desk Fellowships. The emerging writers who will be this year's fellows are: Amarantha Nicola Bryant Anna Carlsson...
Oodgeroo Noonuccal honoured in inaugural Luminas
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Activist and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal has been announced as the arts/creative honouree in the Hall of Fame category of the inaugural Luminas honours program. Presented by Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS)...
A&U acquires Barry’s “The Big Steal”
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to nonfiction title The Big Steal by journalist Paul Barry, direct from the author. The Big Steal recounts the story of Sanjeev...
“The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals” wins Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Thursday, 30 April 2026
The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals (Mike Barfield, illus by Paula Bossio, Buster Books), has been awarded the £10,000 (A$18,927) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Chair of...
ASA/HQ Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 30 April 2026
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and HarperCollins publishing division HQ have announced the shortlist for the 2026 ASA/HQ Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted works, chosen from...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Acquisitions Children’s Allen & Unwin has sold North American English-language rights to picture book CockadoodleMOO (Tanya Hennessy, illus by Shiloh Gordon) in a pre-empt before Bologna. Penguin Random House has...
Byron Writers Festival 2026 first authors announced
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Byron Writers Festival, which will run in Byron Bay, NSW from 14 to 16 August 2026, has made its first author announcement, ahead of the full 2026 program release. Australian...
Affirm Press acquires Byrt’s “Dying Days”
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Simon & Schuster imprint Affirm Press has acquired world rights to spy novel Dying Days by Aotearoa New Zealand author Anthony Byrt, via Nadine Rubin Nathan at High Spot Literary. Dying...
Times Printers: “Every story deserves a beautiful beginning”
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards, Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
